Attempting the "$50 paint job"

[tylervalo]

After reading all the threads on the internet about the $50 paint job using Rustoleum I figured I'd give it a shot. My paint is beat and I wanted it a different color always so what the hell right?













They have a color called "Sand" that's very close to GM Sante Fe tan, which happened to be the color I wanted. Should get started laying down the first layer after lunch.

[TDS-MN]

I painted mine with a roller and brush last fall. The slight texture I got was helpful in hiding some of the body imperfections, since my truck had significant rust beforehand. I did sand the rusted areas and apply a brush-on rust converter. I did not thin the paint at all prior to application, which limited it's self-leveling properties. I see that you are spraying the interior and jambs, guessing your plan is to spray exterior as well? Looks like you have a great start.

I was not able to really apply any wax/sealer as I finished my painting the weekend before the winter weather hit last fall. I would suggest soem type of application once your paint cures, I'm probably going to hit mine with another coat here this fall, and hopefully get that done as well. But overall I was surprised at how well the paint held up even thur our harsh winter months here in Minnesota.

EDIT : here's a pic of mine.

http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...1&postcount=55

[tylervalo]

No, gonna roll the exterior due to the said self leveling of the paint. I just figured spraying the interior and jams would be easier.

[cory d]

i have thought about this with my truck. i like sante fe tan, i was going to do cordova brown and a sante fe tan cab top but figured i could do leather brown and white rustolium paint

[INSIDIOUS '86]

I always use duplicolor. Seems to lay better and doesn't wrinkle itself with multiple coats. Lay down a clear as well so the paint don't oxidize
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[cory d]

i used duplicolor and some rally wheels. i couldnt find argent silver but i got soem "close enough silver" and it worked great. i didnt have any problems with it and it cured up great

[BIGTEN]

I just sprayed mine this morning with rusto semi-gloss white and it looks good for the first coat. Almost has a pearlish silver thing goin on which makes it look sweet.

[JCampbell]

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[tylervalo]

Made a mistake on the first coat..THIN THIN THIN! The paint needs to be milky in consistency, any thicker and you get tiny air bubbles.
First Coat:


Second Coat:


Full Second coated:




Gonna get up early tomorrow to wet sand and apply the 3rd and 4th coats.

[frog210]

What do your neighbors think about all this lol
bet you they have some questions.]

[rustbelt]

What are you using and what mix ratio are you using to thin out the paint?

[str8axle55]

Looks good so far, also thinking about htis for my CC, same color also. My friend at work just did his F@rd van, not sure he thined his, def has a texture, a little to much for me. It kind of reminds me of a refriderator door type texture.

[Firebirdjones]

At first I thought you guys were kidding,,,,till I got to post #9

[mongoose]

I started this, this weekend as well... mine went on A LOT thicker than that tho lol...

one coat cover mine pretty well... though I mixed it at 4:1 with xylene, I'll sand it down tomorrow then probably do the other coats 3:1 by weight

shootin' for a 20/20 finish..

[tylervalo]

Originally Posted by frog210

What do your neighbors think about all this lol
bet you they have some questions.]

Haha! Im sorta the young guy in the subdivision, prolly by 10yrs at least. I'm sure they thing Im just some crazy kid.

Originally Posted by rustbelt

What are you using and what mix ratio are you using to thin out the paint?

started out at 75/25, ended up at 50/50.
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[Corts60]

Ha! Awesome. If you check the thread in my sig for my 78, I also used home depot's sand color for my cab. It is very close to the factory buckskin color.
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[kylep]

i did this on my truck and boy what a ton of sanding. i have never sanded like that in my life. probably spent 2 weeks sanding so i only did one cycle turned out pretty good

[tylervalo]

Originally Posted by kylep

i did this on my truck and boy what a ton of sanding. i have never sanded like that in my life. probably spent 2 weeks sanding so i only did one cycle turned out pretty good

You ain't kidding! To anyone else trying, remember THIN THIN THIN!!!!! This morning I had to go sand down the bubbles...every bubble on the whole truck! I almost said F* it today. The 50/50 mix seems ideal, it laid down nice and smooth today:




FYI: The hood has a ton of hail damage so I'm skipping it until I find better hood, and the bottom part of the truck will be Dupont bed liner

[frog210]

Originally Posted by mongoose

I started this, this weekend as well... mine went on A LOT thicker than that tho lol...

one coat cover mine pretty well... though I mixed it at 4:1 with xylene, I'll sand it down tomorrow then probably do the other coats 3:1 by weight

shootin' for a 20/20 finish..

You gonna paint it the same color as the post or your gonna paint it that green??

[mongoose]

its green... tho it's a bit darker than what it seems like there..

[tylervalo]

Wow, this is coat 4 and it's really starting to take shape:


There are still some thin spots, tomorrow morning I need to finish coat 4 (it rained shortly pretty heavily during coat 4, NO ILL EFFECTS TO THE PAINT, even though it was wet! This rustoleum is amazing) then wet sand again. I'll keep updating.

[mongoose]

how bad is your orange peel? yours look pretty smooth... mines horrible lol

[tylervalo]

It's actually VERY slight. I found a really good technique of applying, I follow the body lines going vertically, make 2 passes over roughly 2ft area. I can see it self leveling and it leaves no lines.

[cjlinkster]

What's the recoat time that you are allowing between coats. I have always heard that the window was 30 minutes or then wait 24 hrs. Does mixing the thinner/paint at 50/50 ratio shorten the recoat time between coats?


I am planning on doing the same thing to my truck. I can't afford a $1000 paint job on my work truck. It just needs to be the same color all over.
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[Firebirdjones]

You guys do realize that rattle cans have no hardeners in the paint,,,,it will scratch and chip extremely easy,,,and has no real UV resistance either. It will fade within a month or two of being in the sun.

I take it this is just a beater?